The Future of Philippine Agriculture under a Changing Climate : Policies, Investments and Scenarios /

The Philippine economy has grown rapidly since 2010, but despite this growth, poverty and inequality remain high. Two-thirds of the poor live in rural areas, and the weak performance of the agriculture sector has contributed to the slow improvement in livelihoods. The challenge for agriculture will...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Agcaoili-Sombilla, Mercedita C. (Mercedita Castro) (Editor ), Rosegrant, Mark W. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Alternative agriculture > Philippines.
Climatic changes > Philippines.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects > Philippines.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • part I. Setting up the scenarios : current status and potential impacts of climate change to Philippine agriculture. 1. Current structure and future challenges of the agricultural sector / Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Arsenio M. Balisacan and Mercedita A. Sombilla
  • 2. The context of land cover changes in agriculture and forestry / David M. Wilson and Rodel D. Lasco
  • 3. Trends in agricultural water resources / Arlene B. Inocencio
  • 4. Existing evidence of climate change and variability / Felino P. Lansigan
  • part II. Climate change adaptation strategies and sustainability of Philippine agriculture. 5. The sustainability of agricultural growth / Asa Jose U. Sajise, Dieldre S. Harder and Paul Joseph B. Ramirez
  • 6. The gendered impacts of climate change / Maria Emilinda T. Mendoza
  • 7. Adaptation and mitigation strategies / Marites M. Tiongco
  • 8. Risk management and coping strategies / Majah-Leah V. Ravago, James A. Roumasset, and Karl Robert L. Jandoc
  • part III. Investments and supporting policies to alleviate climate change impacts to Philippine agriculture. 9. A biophysical approach to modelling alternative agricultural futures under climate change / Timothy S. Thomas, Vijay Nazareth and Renato A. Folledo, Jr.
  • 10. A partial equilibrium approach to modelling alternative agricultural futures under climate change / Nicostrato D. Perez and Mark W. Rosegrant
  • 11. A general equilibrium approach to modelling alternative agricultural futures under climate change / Angga Pradesha and Sherman Robinson
  • part IV. Conclusion. 12. Summary and policy recommendations / Mercedita A. Sombilla and Mark W. Rosegrant.

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